Spotlight



June 29, 1937. s STOWmK 2,085,614

SPOTLIGHT Filed Aug. 6, 1936 Attorneys Patented 4June 29, 1937 PATENT OFFICE SPOTLIGHT Stanley Stowick, Chicago, Ill.

Application August 6, 1936, Serial No. 94,652

1 Claim.

The present invention relates tonew and useful improvements in spot lights and has for one of its important objects to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of this character embodying a novel electric bulb or lamp mounting whereby said lamp may be expeditiouely adjusted as desired to properly Vfocus the ligh Other objectsl of the invention are to provide a spot light of the aforementioned character which will be comparatively simple in construc- 1 tion, strong, durable, highly eflicient and reliable in use, compact, attractive in appearance andV which may be manufactured at low cost.

All o1` the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:- Figure 1 is a view partially in side elevation and partially in section of a spot light constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a detail view in perspective of the Referring now to the .drawing in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a substantially bullet-shaped casing I of suitable metal which terminates, at its small end, in a rearwardly and downwardly projecting tapered eX- tension 2. Mounted on the extension 2 is a pistol-type handle 3. The casing I is mounted for universal swinging movement on a suitable support, such as a ball and socket arrangement 4. 'I'he external diameter of the forward end portion of the casing I is reduced, as at 5, and mounted therein is a forwardly projecting ring 6 which is secured by screws 1. It will be noted that the rear end of the ring 6 is engaged with the shoulder which is formed by the reduction 5. Mounted in the forwardly projecting portion of the ring 6 is an inner ring 8 which is secured by screws or other suitable elements 9. The ring 8 is in abutting engagement with the forward end of the casing I. The outer and inner rings 6 and 8, respectively, terminate, at their forward ends, in inturned flanges I0 between which the peripheral portion of a substantially plano-conveX lens II is engaged.

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` Mounted in the rear portion 2 of the casing I is a horizontal metallic bracket I2 having intermediate and outer slots I3 and I4, respectively, formed longitudinally therein. Mounted for longitudinal adjustment on the bracket I2 is an 5 upstanding socket I5 for the reception of a single contact electric lamp I6. The socket I5 includes a base I'I which is secured to the bracket I2 by screwsy I8, said screws being adjustable in the outer slots I4. The reference numeral I9 designates a contact which is` engaged by the usual contact on the base of the lamp I6, said contact I9 passing through and being adjustable in the intermediate slot I3. A conductor wire 20 from a suitable source of current supply is` connected to the contact I9. An opening 2l is `provided in the casing I for the entrance of the conductor wire 2U. Further, it will be observed that the conductor wire 20 passes through the universal mounting 4 of the casing I.

It is thought that the operation of the invention will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. To focus the spot light it is only necessary to loosen the securing screws I8 and shift the socket I5, with the lamp I6 therein, longitudinally on the supporting bracket I2. By simply removing the screws 1, the lens II may be removed from the casing I for permitting access to be had to the interior of the spot light.

It is believed that the many advantages of a spot light constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood,.and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be under- 35 stood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed isz- A spot light comprising a casing, a lens mounted on said casing, a bracket mounted horizontally in the casing, said bracket having spaced, parallel, longitudinal slots therein and including a pair of outer slots and an intermediate slot, a socket adjustably mounted on the bracket and including a base, an electric lamp in said socket, securing elements for the socket engaged in said base and adjustable in said outer slots and a contact for the `lamp depending from the socket 50 and adjustable in the intermediate slot.

STANLEY STOWICK. 

